Student Lifestyle

At AbeBooks we know textbooks aren’t the only thing students need to save on. Buying your used textbooks online can save money, but what about everything else? Food, laundry, and clothes add up and before you know it you’re heading home with a much smaller bank account.

Check out our pages and find books on living on a small budget and many other subjects, including plenty of used copies, right here. Whether you're starving and need help in the kitchen, suffering from overindulgence and need a hangover cure or heading abroad and need advice on how to travel cheap – you've come to the right place.

To get you started here are some savings tips to start on and don’t forget to check out our other pages to help you save.

10 Money Saver Tips for College Students:

Housing and textbooks and tuition, oh my! Getting an education is expensive. If your piggy bank is empty, don't worry, we have some foolproof ways to save a little money while at school.

Find a friend who lives off campus with their parents, resist the urge to make fun of them for still living at home, and make friends. Get invited over weekly for Sunday dinner and fatten up for the lean week to come

Buffets and Tupperware containers and a good sleight of hand when the waiters aren't looking

Cooking in batches for freezer meals/make one big meal on Monday and ride it for the rest of the week

Watch for sales, and then buy lots and freeze

Learn to love hummus

Shop at discount and thrift stores, and learn to sew so they fit properly. Worst case scenario? Use a stapler, packing tape or glue gun to hem those $10 dress pants

Pre-drink before going out clubbing

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